Police were investigating the death of Thomas W. Brown late Tuesday morning. A shooter fired through a side window of 1812 Gerald Drive just after 2 a.m. Tuesday. Brown, who was in bed at the time, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died about an hour later at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. Photo by Hannah Scheller | Staff Herald-Leader

Police were investigating the death of Thomas W. Brown late Tuesday morning. A shooter fired through a side window of 1812 Gerald Drive just after 2 a.m. Tuesday. Brown, who was in bed at the time, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died about an hour later at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. Photo by Hannah Scheller | Staff Herald-Leader

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Brown's wife, who was home, was not hit, Combs said. His adult son was not home at the time of the shooting, police said..

Adria Johnson, a family service worker at the Community Action Council Winburn Center, said recent violence is not going to stop her from going out into the neighborhood.

Johnson frequently walks through the area in community outreach efforts. She said she feels safe both at the center and in the community.

The Winburn neighborhood is faced with a lot of poverty, said Catrena Bowman, director of community services for Community Action Council. "Whenever you have a high poverty area, one of the underlying issues that comes along with it is crime.

"What we are trying to do here is really work with the neighborhood to provide other options and to provide avenues out of poverty," Bowman said. The Winburn Center primarily focuses its efforts on youth.

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